Antares

• Download |antares-latest-osx|_.
• Install |antares-latest-ubuntu|_.
• Download the |antares-latest-src|_.

.. |antares-latest| replace:: 0.9.0 .. |antares-latest-date| replace:: 15 October, 2018 .. |antares-latest-osx-version| replace:: 10.7+ .. |antares-latest-osx| replace:: Antares 0.9.1 for Mac OS X 10.7+ .. |antares-latest-ubuntu| replace:: Antares 0.9.1 for Ubuntu .. |antares-latest-src| replace:: Antares 0.9.1 sources .. |antares-latest-src-url| replace:: https://downloads.arescentral.org/Antares/antares-0.9.1.zip

.. _antares-latest-src: https://downloads.arescentral.org/Antares/antares-0.9.1.zip .. _antares-latest-ubuntu: https://arescentral.org/antares/linux/ .. _antares-latest-osx: https://downloads.arescentral.org/Antares/antares-mac-0.9.0.zip

.. _Antares 0.9.1 for Mac OS X 10.7+: https://downloads.arescentral.org/Antares/Antares-0.9.1.zip

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Antares is based on Ares_, a game developed by Nathan Lamont, and released for the classic Mac OS in 1998. After a re-release by Ambrosia Software and a major expansion which added support for plug-ins, the game fell into obscurity, as it was not ported to Mac OS X. However, in 2008, the source code was released. Antares is a port of that code to modern systems.

There are several issues that need to be fixed before the 1.0 release; the issue tracker contains a list of them_. After they are fixed, Antares will have feature parity with Ares in all respects except for multiplayer. The timeline for multiplayer is less certain.

.. Ares: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares(computer_game) .. _Nathan Lamont: http://biggerplanet.com/ .. _Ambrosia Software: https://www.ambrosiasw.com/ .. _list of them: https://github.com/arescentral/antares/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+-milestone%3ALater+

Building Antares

The long version is here_. The short version is::

$ ./configure $ make

You may need to install some extra software first; the configure script will give you instructions if so.

.. _the long version is here: https://arescentral.org/antares/contributing/building/

Running Antares

The short version is::

$ make run

A launcher will appear, letting you choose a plugin to play. By default, the original Ares scenario will be listed. There aren’t any video settings; just resize or maximize the window and Antares will adapt to the new size.

On Linux, you can also install the game::

$ sudo make install

This will install the game to /usr/local/games/antares, by default.

On Mac, you can put the game anywhere you’d like::

$ mv out/cur/Antares.app /Applications

Links

• Antares website_

  • Contributing to Antares_

• Announcements mailing list_

• Development mailing list_

• Ares Forums_

.. _Antares website: https://arescentral.org/antares/ .. _Contributing to Antares: https://arescentral.org/antares/contributing/ .. _Announcements mailing list: https://groups.google.com/a/arescentral.org/group/antares-announce .. _Development mailing list: https://groups.google.com/a/arescentral.org/group/antares-dev .. _Ares Forums: https://www.ambrosiasw.com/forums/index.php?showforum=88

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